Includes index.

About the authors -- Preface -- Part 1: Human Organization -- 1: Organization of the body -- 1-1: Human body -- 1-2: Anatomical terms -- 1-3: Body cavities and membranes -- 1-4: Organ systems -- Medical focus: Meningitis and serositis -- 1-5: Homeostasis -- Medical focus: Imaging the body -- 2: Chemistry of life -- 2-1: Basic chemistry -- 2-2: Water, acids, and bases -- 2-3: Molecules of life -- 2-4: Carbohydrates -- Medical focus: Nutrition labels -- 2-5: Lipids -- 2-6: Proteins -- Medical focus: Prions: malicious proteins? -- 2-7: Nucleic acids -- 3: Cell structure and function -- 3-1: Cellular organization -- 3-2: Crossing the plasma membrane -- Medical focus: Dehydration and water intoxication -- 3-3: Cell cycle -- Focus on forensics: DNA fingerprinting -- 4: Body tissues and membranes -- 4-1: Epithelial tissue -- 4- 2: Connective tissue -- Medical focus: Necrotizing faciitis -- 4-3: Muscular tissue -- 4-4: Nervous tissue -- Medical focus: Cancer-the traitor inside -- 4-5: Extracellular junctions, glands, and membranes -- What's new: Blocking blood supply to treat cancer -- Part 2: Support, Movement, And Protection -- 5: Integumentary system -- 5-1: Structure of the skin -- Medical focus: Decubitus ulcers -- 5-2: Accessory structures of the skin -- 5-3: Disorders of the skin -- 5-4: Effects of aging -- 5-5: Homeostasis -- ICE-in case of emergency: Burns -- Medical focus: Body art: buyer beware! -- 6: Skeletal system -- 6-1: Skeleton: overview -- ICE-in case of emergency: Broken bones -- Medical focus: Osteoporosis -- 6-2: Axial skeleton -- What's new: Oh, my aching back- options for back pain -- 6-3: Appendicular skeleton -- 6-4 : Joints (articulations) -- 6-5: Effects of aging -- 6-6: Homeostasis -- Focus on forensics: Skeletal remains -- 7: Muscular system -- 7-1: Functions and types of muscles -- 7-2: Microscopic anatomy and contraction of skeletal muscle -- Medical focus: To Botox(R),or not to Botox(R)? - - 7-3: Muscle responses -- Focus on forensics: Rigor mortis -- 7-4: Skeletal muscles of the body -- 7-5: Effects on aging -- 7-6: Homeostasis -- Medical focus: Benefits of exercise -- Medical focus: Muscular disorders and neuromuscular disease -- Part 3: Integration And Coordination -- 8: Nervous system -- 8-1: Nervous system -- Medical focus: Alzheimer disease -- 8-2: Central nervous system -- Medical focus: Spinal cord injuries- cause for hope -- What's new: Magnetic therapy for clinical depression -- ICE-in case of emergency: Traumatic brain injury -- 8-3: Peripheral nervous system -- 8-4: Effects of aging -- 8-5: Homeostasis -- Medical focus: Parkinson's disease -- 9: Sensory system -- 9-1: General senses -- 9-2: Senses of taste and smell -- 9-3: Sense of vision -- What's new: Detecting Alzheimer disease with laser eye exams -- Medical focus: Corrective lenses -- Medical focus: Eye diseases and disorders -- Focus on forensics: Retinal hemorrhage in shaken baby syndrome -- 9 -4: Sense of hearing -- 9-5: Sense of equilibrium -- Medical focus: Hearing damage and deafness -- 9-6: Effects of aging -- 10: Endocrine system -- 10-1: Endocrine glands -- 10-2: Hypothalamus and pituitary gland -- 10-3: Thyroid and parathyroid glands -- 10-4: Adrenal glands -- 10-5: Pancreas -- ICE-in case of emergency: Insulin shock and diabetic ketoacidosis -- What's new: Options for type 1 diabetics-insulin pills and more -- 10-6: Other endocrine glands -- Medical focus: Side effects of anabolic steroids -- 10-7: Importance of chemical signals -- 10-8: Effects of aging -- 10-9: Homeostatsis --

Part 4: Maintenance Of The Body -- 11: Blood -- 11-1: Composition and functions of blood -- 11-2: Components of blood -- What's new: Improvements in transfusion technology -- 11-3: Platelets and hemostasis -- Medical focus: Abnormal red and white blood cell counts -- ICE-in case of emergency: Hemorrhage -- 11-4: Blood typing and transfusions -- Focus on forensics: Blood at the crime scene -- 11-5: Effects on aging -- 12: Circulatory system -- 12-1: Anatomy of the heart -- 12-2: Physiology of the heart -- Medical focus: Arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease -- Medical focus: Electrocardiogram -- 12-3: Anatomy of blood vessels -- 12- 4: Physiology of circulation -- ICE-in case of emergency: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators -- 12-5: Circulatory routes -- Medical focus: Stroke: beware of brain attack! -- Medical focus: Preventing cardiovascular disease -- 12-6: Effects of aging -- 12-7: Homeostasis -- 13: Lymphatic system and body defense -- 13-1: Lymphatic system -- 13-2: Organs, tissues, and cells of the immune system -- Medical focus: Lymphatic system and illnesses -- 13-3: Nonspecific and specific defenses -- 13-4: Creating an immune response -- Medical focus: AIDS epidemic -- Medical focus: Immunization: the great protector -- What's new: Swine flu -the global pandemic -- 13-5: Effects on aging -- 13-6: Homeostasis -- 14: Respiratory system -- 14-1: Respiratory system -- ICE-in case of emergency: Lung collapse -- 14-2: Mechanism of breathing -- 14-3: Gas exchange and transport -- 14-4: Respiration and health -- Medical focus: Most-often-asked questions about tobacco and health -- 14-5: Effects of aging -- 14-6: Homeostasis -- 15: Digestive system -- 15-1: Anatomy of the digestive -- Medical focus: Human teeth -- Focus on forensics: Stories that teeth can tell -- Medical focus: Swallowing a camera? -- 15-2: Accessory organs of digestion -- 15-3: Chemical digestion -- 15-4: Effects of aging -- 15-5: Homeostasis -- 15-6: Nutrition -- Medical focus: Bariatric surgery for obesity -- 16: Urinary system and excretion - - 16-1: Urinary system -- 16-2: Anatomy of the kidney and excretion -- 16-3: Regulatory functions of the kidneys -- 16-4: Problems with kidney function -- Focus on forensics: Urinalysis -- 16-5: Effects of aging -- 16-6: Homeostasis -- Medical focus: Prostate enlargement and cancer -- Part 5: Reproduction And Development -- 17: Reproductive system -- 17-1: Human life cycle -- 17-2: Male reproductive system -- 17-3: Female reproductive system -- Medical focus: Ovarian cancer -- 17-4: Control of reproduction and sexually transmitted infections -- Medical focus: Shower check for cancer -- Medical focus: Endocrine-disrupting contaminants -- Medical focus: Preventing transmission of STIs -- 17-5: Effects of aging -- 17-6: Homeostasis -- Focus on forensics: Rape -- 18: Human development and birth -- 18-1: Fertilization -- 18-2 : Development -- What's new: Therapeutic cloning -- Medical focus: Premature babies -- 18-3: Birth -- Medical focus: Preventing birth defects -- 19: Human genetics -- 19-1: Chromosomal inheritance -- 19-2: Genetic inheritance -- 19-3: DNA technology -- Medical focus: Preimplantation genetic studies -- Focus on forensics: Innocence project - - Appendix A: Reference figures: the human organism -- Appendix B: Understanding medical terminology -- Appendix C: Answers to chapter questions -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.

From the Publisher: Renowned for her effective learning systems, respected author Sylvia Mader has helped thousands of entry-level students understand and enjoy the principles of human anatomy and physiology. Beginning with the sixth edition, Susannah Longenbaker has been building on Dr. Mader's format and engaging writing style while adding her own personal touch to this successful title. The writing is clear, direct and user-friendly, and enriched with new clinical information, terminology and classroom-tested features such as "Focus on Forensics" readings and in-text "Content Check-Up" questions. Drawing on over twenty years of teaching experience, Sue Longenbaker writes for the next generation of students that will learn anatomy and physiology from this classic textbook.